THEY say you should never judge a book by its cover – but the film posters for this new Tim Burton movie reveal exactly what you’ll see on the screen.

THEY say you should never judge a book by its cover – but the film posters for this new Tim Burton movie reveal exactly what you’ll see on the screen.

An immensely colourful insight into author Lewis Carroll’s mind.

All cleverly reinvented through the eyes of Hollywood’s most visually-gifted director, Tim Burton.

The 3D scenes above ground seem to be rather flat and pointless.

But this is such a spectacle in 3D underground that Disney’s new juggernaut has already swept aside the now departed, record-breaking Avatar at Millennium Point’s giant IMAX cinema.

Whether you choose to see Alice in 2D, 3D or in its IMAX version, she’s certainly grown-up.

And very pretty Australian-born actress Mia Wasikowska is, too.

Now aged 19, it’s 13 years since Alice learned that ‘all the best people are mad’.

But should she marry an upper-class twit knowing how ugly his older relatives are?

During a Shrek-like ceremony in which she’s expected to say ‘Yes’, Alice wanders off, follows a rabbit only she can see, falls down a very deep hole and ends up as the protagonist in a world that’s been fused with Through the Looking Glass and Jabberwocky.

Alice In Wonderland hasn’t been made too often for the cinema – and this version is sometimes so ambitious you can understand why.

Compare the effects in that film with those here and you will soon see how the industry has made a quantum leap.

Tim Burton might not be the world’s greatest director – he’s never had an Oscar nomination for directing and keeps delivering remakes – but he knows how to create cinematic worlds. The trees and carriage here are a nod to his own Sleepy Hollow, while the vibrant colours are more Edward Scissorhands.